bento in Japanese
bento in Japanese is 弁当 — bento means a Japanese-style boxed meal, typically packed with rice, protein, and vegetables arranged neatly in separate compartments.
bento in Japanese
弁当
Pronounced: bentō
Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
What does "bento" mean?
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noun A Japanese-style boxed meal, typically packed with rice, protein, and vegetables arranged neatly in separate compartments.
"She packed her daughter a colorful bento for school."
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noun In design, a layout made up of cards or sections arranged in an irregular, grid-like pattern, resembling the compartments of a bento box.
"The new homepage uses a bento layout to showcase different features at a glance."
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bento in a sentence
- She packed her daughter a colorful bento for school.
- The convenience store sells a surprisingly good salmon bento.
- The new homepage uses a bento layout to showcase different features at a glance.
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What is "bento" in Japanese?
"bento" in Japanese is 弁当. bento means: A Japanese-style boxed meal, typically packed with rice, protein, and vegetables arranged neatly in separate compartments.
How do you pronounce 弁当?
"bento" in Japanese is 弁当, pronounced "bentō".
How do you use "bento" in a sentence?
Example: "She packed her daughter a colorful bento for school." In Japanese, "bento" is 弁当.
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